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What country did Ben Franklin convince to join after the colonists won the Battle of Saratoga? 

France

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Why did the British army cross the Atlantic Ocean to travel to Lexington and Concord? 

To seize weapons
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To refuse to buy British goods

Boycott
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Second president of the United States

John Adams

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What would happen to American colonists if they were caught by British soldiers? 

Killed or placed in British prisons

200

Which battle was not planned? And what did the British soldiers want to seize? 

Lexington and Concord

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The event where ______ traveled to Lexington and Concord to warn colonists that the British were coming. 

Paul Revere's Ride

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To trade an item with someone 


Example: Farmers _________ with Great Britain clothing items, instead of helping General George Washington's army. 

Barter

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Said the famous quote, "Give me liberty or give me death!" 

Patrick Henry

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Who won the Battle of Saratoga?

Continental Army

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Which battle is known as "The shot heard around the world?"

Lexington and Concord 

300

Event where the Sons of Liberty dressed like Native Americans and dumped gallons of tea into the Boston Harbor. 

Boston Tea Party
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Another word for the army or military 

Militia

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Wrote the Declaration of Independence 

Thomas Jefferson

300

King George III punished the colonists by given them the following act: 

Intolerable Acts

400

In which battle did Benedict Arnold help win? 

Saratoga
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5 people were killed at this event that broke out in Boston

Boston Massacre

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To go against the government 

Example: The colonists committed ________ against King George III. 

Treason

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Known as the world's greatest traitor

Benedict Arnold

400

Leader of the British army/ surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown 

Charles Cornwallis

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Which battle ended the American Revolution?

Yorktown

500

What are some examples of how Ben Franklin protested? 

By placing political cartoons such as Join or Die in the Pennsylvania Gazette

500

What is a casualty? 


Example: The British army had 267 casualties. 

Wounded or killed

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Continental leader and first president of USA

George Washington

500

Who did Paul Revere help protect from getting arrested by the British army? 

Samuel Adams and John Hancock